Hand-level construction.



E. A. SOHADE.

HAND LEVEL CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1914.

1, 1 1 1,677 atented Sept. 22, 1914.

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. 1w,aud encedescripti n, f wThi in nt-,1 n1 el t to mprovementszj in' hand- 1evelfsjand p ly to EDMU ND "A; "m ornew 33mm, ooniinoriontr, ASSIGNOR To .rH s rAn nY RULE &I;EVEL"COMPAI$TY, on NEW BRITAIN," GDNNECTICUTQA.CORPOBATION0E A. Somme,

"New Britain; county of yjHartford, State of- Gonnecticnt, "have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Leyel C011- 1 j'structiong -of which" the followingis a full,;

readily "held in adjusted" position by one level bodyin"adjtistjed position. "With suchpointed holdingj members "carriedby f the I level body and? arranged to penetrate into} the -Wood and "j 'assist in "maintaining 1 the a hand levellprovided' with these holding pins, it has been fonnd thatthese pins frein: the (hands and tear clothing iin'less T thel operator is very careful. .Flu rthermore, in

the type of holding "piniheretofore g need, it r has been possible to lose a'hold ing pin inas much as no retaining me s orlh flp hasflbeen provided. Y I overcomeygthese-tvvo -;tanlts in the present inventionfievjhieh is describedin "detail in the following SPQClfi- "cation, and of-vvhich a preferable elnbqdi f "iiient is illustrated inthe lfilQboIllpfinying 1 dravvings'forming part thereofand 'ln which ravvings if 1 Zsitandard form-10f hand level equipped with: the devices of the present; inventijOtI- Flgr Q-fis" "vertical section throngh i'sjaid, level on'ithe line of one o fjsaid devieesr the hold- Q-"ing'pin being projected for supporting e11- gageme'ntl Fig. 3 is a siinllar- -vievv but b 'Infthese dra vvings l designates generally e body of metal hand level having the; s'n al p'arallel longitudinal f'straight edges T 2 and the end] straight edges 3. IL *This' level bod'y imay be of any st'andard type such as thatshown inthe' dravvings and- 1s providedfWith-A level; glasses 4 extendin transversely -thleOff and facing in foppos'it'e. directions, athird level glass 5, being also Preferably .HANDeLEVEL oonsrenjotr're lnl f specification of Letterslatent. j Ifatgnig d S t;

provided, this last glass extending llongh tndinally-of the level body, so that accuracy al'inement oan be obtained. 1 i

improvement consists in 'aigiplying to a levelb'ody; such as one o fthis'type,the

pointed holding means preferably constructed as follows. At two or more points longitudinally of the levelbodygthe" latter is provided with transverse'threaded bores therein. screwing into thesebores is an externally and internally threaded "sleeve 6 having one end open and providedwith an ann iilar flange 7,* and having its other end provided With a similarflangefandvvith tern'ally and internally threaded sleeve an aperture therethroug'h. This is preferably accomplished by utilizing a short exjsection fiflhaVing an annular. end flange 9.

The external *diametenof the section 8 is equal substantially to the "internal diameter -of theniainsleeve body 6; Themain' body 01"? the sleeve member is screwed through the level bore first, 5 and the sleeve section 8 is then screwed intothe open end ofthe sleeve Girointhe oppOS'ite-sideof the body, 1?

this being-theeasiest method of assembling. Subsequent to this,-these tWQ' parts maybe rigidly interconnected against movement in any suitable 'Inanner, so that thereafter they may; not beseparated. tice tli'e eonstruetion shown in the drawings interlock betvreen the main body 6 and the shortseotion 8' of the sleeve structure in'ay body after once having been attached." I

In ordinary pracmay' be enigloyed inasmuch as-the thread I be made stifliciently firth to prevent relative movementthereafter." It will be evident that the flang'es 7 and 9 will prevent the sleeve from being removed from thefle'vel Fronitlie flange end 7 of the sleeve body,-*

a pointed pin 10, is'fscrewed" into and through the threaded interior bore of the sleeye secti'on 8 u'ntil'thepointed end Of thejii-irprojects beyondthe face of theflangedend driver slot therein so that a screw driver 9 of said sleeve section'. The rear-endofi this pinjis provided with ahead 11 limitmay have its end inserted through the open flanged end 7 of the sleeve structure to engage With the slot inthehead of this pin; and i to either retract the pointed end of the p'in lvvh olly within the sleeve structure or.

project the same therefrom as may be de sired.

.'.;Z[The. overall length of the sleeve member in'clding the flanged ends 79' and projected pin 10, is preferably less than 'the greatestbverall thickness of the-levelbody,

so that when the rear end of thesleeve inem ber is screwed up,"the said sleeve may 'be positionedto have its flanges 79 wlthin the plane of the extreme outer faces of the level' body and, therefore, in a' position where" they will not interfere witlrtlie ordinary handlingv of the tool. .The sleeve is also, preferably,- of such'length' that, when itis; screwed up to bring theiouter end 7 against the adjacent face of the level body,

the inner end 9 will be positioned approximately inthe planeof the opposite inner face of the level body; With the holding :pin 10 projected from this. outer face 9, it will be evident that in this position of the level body, the pins may be'forced. into the -,w0o d,.; for instance, against which the level ,the level body, that it may be positioned body rests, and will enable the workman to '.hold the adjusted level with one hand while .Withthe other he scribes or otherwisemarks .the desired line UpOILtlle wood. It will also be evident that when the level is not being used for such work, the points of the pin .10 may be Withdrawn Within the sleeve member by inserting the end of a screw driver through the open end 7 of. the sleeve ;and screwing the pinlO inside of the opposite end-of said sleeve. Furthermore, inas- Tmuchas the parts of a sleeve body are 'fixed against relative .movement under ordinary circumstances, the pin-carrying sleeve membercan'not be lost from the levelbgodyr Furthermore, the sleeve member is of such length relative to the overall thickness of relative thereto soias not to interfere with v ordinary work when the holding device is {not needed. I have herein. described and shown a specific embodiment of my invention, butwit will be evident that the inven- ,tion is ,susceptible of modification both in structure and in therelative arrangement of parts within the spirit of the invention and the-scope of. the, appended claims.

. \What I claim, therefore, and desire-to I I .sec'ure }by Letters Patent is:

j "llggsupporting means for hand levels coma plurality ofmembers carried by and exthe greatest overall' length of said members i r not exceeding the greatest overall thick -ness of the level body, said members hav-. ing bores extendlng therethrough, pointed pins *extendmg throughsaid bores and ad-.

justablelongitudinally thereof, said pins being projectable from the same sideof the level body with, means for limiting the amount of projection of the pointedends of "prisinginfcombination with the level body,

55 tendingtransver'sely through the level body,

pins, members arranged to be projected and held iwiththeir pointed pins projecting beyond' one lof'vtheirfex tremities and beyond the'pl'anel oiithe adj acent sidebearing surface ofvthe leyelflbodyy for supporting engagement, and beingarranged to be retired from such position and" held with both ends within the planes of the opposite side bearing surfaces of; said level body and with the pointedends of; pins Wholly, ithin their; respective,

said

bores. 1

plurality. of members. carried by and extend ing transversely through thelevel body; the

2,"Supportingmeans,forhanril levelsieomprising in combination with thel'evel body, a T f greatest overall lengthnofsaidmembers not exceeding the greatest,overallthickness of :the level body, saidmembers.{havingbores' said members being-arranged to be projected and held withthelr pointed pins'projecting beyondone of their extremitiesijand beyond the plane: of. the adjacent -.si dej, bearing sur- .7 I

face ...of; the level body for supporting enfrom such position and "held 1 with b oth ends Within the} planes .Of; the; opposite side.. bearing. surfacespf said; level body and Wlbhth ointed ends f of said their-respective bores. my. -3..;-Suppo rtingmeans for handlevels coma plurality of members carried fbyand-ex tending transversely through the level-body,

-gagement-,-. and beingaarr-anged to be retired pins wholly within 2 --prising in combination with the level body,

thexgreatest;overallj length of said'mem- I hers not exceedin the greatest overallthick f" ness' of the level ody, said membersf having bores extending-partially therethrough from one end, the opposite ends of said'membersj being iprloyided with threaded bores of,- reduced di'a ineter extending ,therethrough, threaded pins cooperating with v and movable longitudinally of said bores and having pointedends arranged to be projectedali n- 5 I ited distance beyond the ends of said"mem'- bers, saidpins having their oppositeends; formed v for ,manual' control, said members beingarrangedi-to be projected andheld with the pointed ends of said-pins in projectedf position and extending" slightly) beyond the plane. of .the adjacent side bearing surface rz s of the level body-for supporting. engagement, -,saidfmembers being; also arranged-to be {retired fromsuch position and held with.

:both ends withinsthe planes of the opposite side bearingsur faces of said level body, the

pointed ends of said'pins being manually re tractable Wh0l1y*within the bores of-said level body, said members having bores extending partiall therethrough from their samerelative en s,the o posite ends of said members being provlde a with bores of reduced-diameter, threaded pins for operating in the said threaded bores and having, pointed ends arranged to project a limited distancefrom said members and from, the same side of the level body, the opposite ends of said pins being formed for manualcontrol,

and the greatest overall length of said members not exceeding the greatest overall thickness of the level'body, said memberszhaving stop abutments adjacent their-ends to retain them an said body and in said levelbores and being ofsuch length that the may be projected to bring vthe pointed en s'of said i pins beyond the plane of the adjacent side.

bearing surface of the level body'for sup:

.Witnesses:

JOHN DIXON,

W. J .WORAIL,

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